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What type of 'C2 on a sleep cycle' do they leave behind? Novel Chinese spy group found in critical networks in Poland, Asia

Jessica Lyons · 6 days ago · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

6 predictions
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
99%
“t already : patch these exchange server bugs. after compromising the sever, shadow - earth - 053 installs web shells - godzilla is a commonly used one with this and other china - based crews - and then deploys the shadowpad backdoor. in one instance, the snoops delivered shadowpa…”
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
95%
“to critical infrastructures, energy sector, etc., and it was all for the purposes of ongoing espionage, but most importantly, maintaining sabotage capability, like destructive attacks, should geopolitical tension exacerbate, " kellermann said in an exclusive interview with the re…”
T1078Valid Accounts
44%
“servers. the group takes measures to avoid being detected on networks and make their malicious traffic appear legitimate. in one victim ' s environment, trendai detected ringq, an open - source tool developed in china and available on github that can be used to pack malicious bin…”
T1505.003Web Shell
41%
“command - line ( wmic ) and installs backdoors onto additional hosts. in one environment, the group propagated web shells to additional internal exchange servers by using existing administrative credentials - and they continue collecting credentials as they travel through comprom…”
T1071.001Web Protocols
36%
“servers. the group takes measures to avoid being detected on networks and make their malicious traffic appear legitimate. in one victim ' s environment, trendai detected ringq, an open - source tool developed in china and available on github that can be used to pack malicious bin…”
T1588.006Vulnerabilities
34%
“to critical infrastructures, energy sector, etc., and it was all for the purposes of ongoing espionage, but most importantly, maintaining sabotage capability, like destructive attacks, should geopolitical tension exacerbate, " kellermann said in an exclusive interview with the re…”

Summary

Just in time for the Trump-Xi summit

Exclusive  A novel China-linked threat group infiltrated more than a dozen critical networks in Poland, Asian countries, and possibly beyond, beginning in December 2024 and with activity uncovered as recently as this month.…